Steve Tier [#30] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Tier, who is competing at the 2007 Big Apple ST. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6-9, +186, and is ranked #31 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

[photo of Steve Tier]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Tier
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY
Hobbies: crossword puzzles
Occupation: Teacher
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 74/149, 13-14 +319
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 74/149, 13-14 +319
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 41/176, 16-11 +25
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 115/176, 12-15 +121
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 6/134, 18-9 +1242
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 74/108, 12-15 -107
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 103/126, 13-18 -484
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 85/105, 13-18 -183
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 27/132, 18-13 +381
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 25/172, 18-12 +754
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 48/87, 14-14 -701
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 60/76, 12-16 -484

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	12-22 (0.353)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	3-4 (0.429)	L WW LLL W
Past 37-48 months	1-5 (0.167)	W LLLLL
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 61-72 months	3-6 (0.333)	LLL WW LL W L
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 394 Average against: 382
Round 1		Tier played #19 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 340 to 362 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Tier had not played Tangredi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Tier played #4 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 364 to 404 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Tier had not played Graham in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -62.
Round 3		Tier played #39 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 394 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Tier had not played Avrin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-3, -83. Tier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Tier played #37 Audrey Tumbarello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 460 to 390 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Tier had not played Tumbarello in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-3, -13.
Round 5		Tier played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 464 to 367 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Tier had not played Frank in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +84.
Round 6		Tier played #35 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 392 to 374 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Tier had not played Goldstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +102.
Round 7		Tier played #23 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 386 to 410 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Tier had not played DiBattista in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-4, +78.
Round 8		Tier played #12 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 432 to 305 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Tier had not played Viloria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +205.
Round 9		Tier played #8 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 384 to 398 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-5, +191.
Round 10		Tier played #14 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Tier had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, +163.
Round 11		Tier played #11 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and lost 355 to 434 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Tier had not played MacNeil in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-7, +84.
Round 12		Tier played #22 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 386 to 397 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Tier had not played Stegman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-8, +73.
Round 13		Tier played #31 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 398 to 427 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tier’s record vs. Weepie in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-9, +44.
Round 14		Tier played #21 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and won 383 to 371 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Tier had not played Schecter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-9, +56.
Round 15		Tier played #40 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 445 to 315 (a spread of 130). Before this event, Tier had not played Bailey in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-9, +186.

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